The performance of analysts’ forecasts has attracted increasing attention in recent years. However, as yet, no empirical study has investigated the nexus between the analyst forecast dispersion (AFD) and excess returns surrounding stock market crashes in any depth. This paper attempts to fill...

The last decade has witnessed a marked improvement in information technology. Such an improvement has reduced the information cost for market participants. Thus, whether the influence of geographic factors on international financial linkage is still significant nowadays is an important question...

This paper examines the impact of the minimum wage legislation on firms' performance through the abnormal returns of share prices. Abnormal returns are estimated for events throughout the legislation in Hong Kong. Evidences show that the anticipated impact of the minimum wage on firms'...